How to earn Miles with Emirates

Every time you fly with Emirates you earn Skywards Miles, even on a special fare.

In addition, our unique Miles Accelerator feature can help you find flights that give you bonus Skywards Miles, especially if you can be flexible with your travel dates and timings.

The Skywards Miles you earn when flying Emirates are calculated using four basic inputs: route, fare type, class and tier. So you can maximise your Miles income depending on what fare you choose and what class you fly in. Once you reach the Silver tier you also begin to collect additional Miles based on your tier status.

Earning Miles by Tiers

You also earn Tier Miles in addition to Skywards Miles every time you fly with Emirates on any fare type. They cannot be spent and are only used to build up your tier status from Blue, through Silver and Gold, to Platinum.

Taking an Emirates flight (a flight number starting with EK) is the only way you can earn Tier Miles.

We calculate how many Tier Miles you receive according to route, fare and class.

You earn more Tier Miles on a Flex or Flex Plus fare than on a Special or Saver fare.

You earn bonus Tier Miles when you choose to fly Business Class or First Class.

Earn Miles with our Partners

You earn Skywards Miles when you are a customer of one of our global partners, who often offer special seasonal promotions on top of their usual Miles rates. Visit our partners’ pages to find out about their current offers and please remember to quote your membership number when booking so we can credit your Miles account.